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# Play Video

This action plays a video in the environment positioned in space or anchored to the camera.

Play Video plays a video in the environment, either positioned in space or anchored to the camera.

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**Upload video:** Select a video file from your desktop file browser.

**Is Skippable:** If true, the user can close the video to proceed. Otherwise, they are forced to watch the video.

**Placement:** If the placement is **Anchored**, the video is positioned in front of the user's camera so that it is always visible. If it is **In Space**, the video is positioned at an **(x, y, z)** coordinate with an orientation rotation of **(x, y, z)**.

**Placement Texture:** Allows the video to be played on a monitor display of a virtual object.

**Autoplay:** The video autoplays when the action starts.

**Loop:** The video loops when it reaches the end.

**Audio Type:** Allows audio to be played spatially or globally.